Chronotope Spite Eau De Parfum

A moment in a wild, green garden just on the edge of undoing—a space filled with tangled white roses, sultry jasmine, and the restless snap of carnation.

With your first encounter, an electric rush of galbanum and spice sets the scene, bringing forth a bold, green energy that’s peppered with the sharp thrill of thorns and the cool metal of neroli. Rose sits at the center, not soft or shy, but sophisticated, casting an attitude that’s at once stubbornly beautiful and untamed amid stems and vines threading through creamy florals, rooted vetiver, and musky wood.

As this story unfolds, floral brightness and bitter green are always present, keeping sweetness in check and lending an edge that makes you feel fiercely alive, driven, and just a touch unapologetic. Those who choose to wander this path may not seek comfort, but they’ll find a distinctive experience drawn from lively contrasts—where passion blooms even as the garden rebels against order.

Notes: Allspice, Red Thyme, Guava Leaf, Nasturtium, Green Carnation, Molle Jasmine, Peony, White Rose of York, Orange Blossom, Galbanum, Artichoke, Katrafay, Green Sacra Frankincense, Rose Vine & Thorns, Spikenard, Ruh Khus Vetiver, Hawaiian Sandalwood

Carter Weeks Maddox, the Founder, Perfumer, and Creative Director of Chronotope, traces his passion for fragrance back to a childhood steeped in scent. Surrounded by family members who wore legendary perfumes and raised amid the wild aromas of Northeast Texas’ Pineywoods—rich red clay, spring wildflowers, smoky barbecue pits, and even the occasional whiff of danger—he developed an early fascination with olfaction. While in college, Maddox began blending inexpensive essential oils as a creative outlet and a form of stress relief, a practice that evolved into experiments with higher-quality materials, synthetics, and eventually a collection of vintage perfumes. Though a trained writer, it was after walking a transformative pilgrimage through Spain that he realized scent, not words, was his truest medium of expression. This became the foundation of Chronotope, an independent perfume house launched in 2020, where Maddox channels personal memory, contradiction, and lived experience into fragrances that occupy what some describe as “their own olfactory universe.” Rejecting the commercialization of mass-produced perfumes, he embraces perfumery’s artistic roots, crafting scents meant not to move units, but to move people—unique, deeply personal, and emotionally resonant works of art in a bottle.